MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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